FTW72AF022

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 65-B80 · Milo, OK · October 21, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 21, 1971
Place
Milo, OK · MILO, OK
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N317KBeech 65-B80
Status
Completed · report March 8, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163462

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2651  71/10/21   MILO,OKLA           BEECH 65-B80        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 4000
        TIME - 2000                    N317K               PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  OKLAHOMA CITY,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOST CTL. ACFT DISINTEGRATED. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.177 PCT. AREA NEAR TOTAL DARKNESS.

Aircraft

Registration
N317K
Reported as
Beech 65-B80
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.